Saturday, November 03, 2012

Another college at Oxford.

Oxford buildings

Oxford buildings by matt kettler
Oxford buildings, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Blackboard Einstein used

Blackboard Einstein used by matt kettler
Blackboard Einstein used, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Roaches, the upper row, second from left is normal American

4.5 billion yr old meteorite

Ceiling at the Oxford museum of natural history, made from steel or iron

bodleian library oxford

bodleian library oxford by matt kettler
bodleian library oxford, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Oxford buildings

Oxford buildings by matt kettler
Oxford buildings, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

bodleian college oxford

bodleian college oxford by matt kettler
bodleian college oxford, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Sigh bridge in Oxford university

Friday, November 02, 2012

Lumley castle hotel banquet room

Lumley castle hotel entry hall

Dinner at lumley castle

Dinner at lumley castle by matt kettler
Dinner at lumley castle, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

In lumley castle library, there were old encyclopedias from 1850's. Here is an entry on phrenology.

Lumley castle hotel

Lumley castle hotel by matt kettler
Lumley castle hotel, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Entry staircase at chatsworth house. 1500's private residence for duke and duchess of Devonshire

Chapel in chatsworth house

View from upper floor looking east at chatsworth house

Chatsworth house

Chatsworth house by matt kettler
Chatsworth house, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Me in a hedge maze at chatsworth house

Fall colors, chatsworth grounds

Wendy awwing at some sheep on the grounds of chatsworth house grounds

Statue hall at chatsworth house

Drove by a nuclear power plant. Seemed interesting. Not sure I've ever seen one before

Lumley castle hotel

Lumley castle hotel by matt kettler
Lumley castle hotel, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Wendy walking down the spiral stairs to dinner at lumley castle hotel

Thursday, November 01, 2012

Staying in a castle tonight (lumley castle http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumley_Castle )

Hadrians wall ~100 AD

Hadrians wall ~100 AD by matt kettler
Hadrians wall ~100 AD, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Hadrians loo (latrine at Housestead roman fort ~100 AD)

Storm coming in, pretty sunset though

Housestead roman fort grain storage.

Me at housesteads roman fort (about 100 AD) near Hadrians wall

Hadrians wall at housesteads roman fort, England

Cool church ? In Edinburgh

Mary kings close, Edinburgh

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

T-Rex skeleton on display in the national museum of Scotland. Seen them before, but I don't think I have ever taken a picture.

Millennium clock on display in the national museum of Scotland

Nintendo on display in the national museum of Scotland. What!? I'm old.

Inside national museum of Scotland

My head on a platter in camera obscura

camera obscura, mirror maze

camera obscura, camera and optical illusion museum.

Scottish kilt making loom in a nearby gift shop

View of our hotel (Caledonian Waldorf Astoria) from the top of Edinburgh castle

Edinburgh dining hall

Edinburgh dining hall by matt kettler
Edinburgh dining hall, a photo by matt kettler on Flickr.

Illegal picture of the Scottish crown Jules. They were made redundant when the English and Scottish were united under English rule... As I understand it.

Oldest building in Edinburgh. Chapel in the castle.